Chapter 28
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Chapter 28: We Were Never Friends
Yang Xu slowly walked up to Fang Yu.
“Isn’t the food here delicious? It’s all prepared by international chefs,” Yang Xu said with a mocking smile.
He had already sent someone to investigate and knew that Fang Yu was an orphan from a poor background.
It was precisely for this reason that he had Zhao Shuang’er invite Fang Yu to the birthday party.
Tonight, he was going to let Fang Yu understand what the gap between them truly meant.
Fang Yu continued to eat quietly from his plate, ignoring Yang Xu.
“As the host, I’ve come right up to you. Aren’t you going to stand up and toast me? It seems a bit rude not to,” Yang Xu said, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Then, Yang Xu suddenly laughed and said, “Oh, I’m sorry, I forgot you’re an orphan. It’s normal not to have anyone to raise you or any manners.”
Upon hearing this, Fang Yu raised his eyes to look at Yang Xu.
Fang Yu’s eyes were as dark as night, as if he could see through Yang Xu completely.
Yang Xu felt a chill rising from his feet, as if he had fallen into an ice cave!
“Considering you treated me to a meal today, I can give you a chance to apologize,” Fang Yu stood up and walked over to Yang Xu.
Yang Xu’s expression changed slightly, his heart pounding.
“How could this be? Just a Fang Yu, why should I feel afraid?”
Yang Xu felt embarrassed by the inexplicable fear. With so many classmates watching, how could he show weakness!
“Apologize? Wasn’t what I said just now correct? You have no manners at all! What? Do you want to hit me?” Yang Xu said, putting his left hand in his pants pocket, speaking arrogantly.
As a martial artist at the fifth stage of innate strength, Yang Xu was not invincible among his peers, but he was still quite strong.
If Fang Yu dared to make a move against him, he would definitely make Fang Yu suffer!
“Very well.” A slight smile appeared on Fang Yu’s lips as he raised his hand and slapped Yang Xu’s left cheek.
Yang Xu reacted quickly; the moment Fang Yu raised his hand, he was already prepared to defend himself.
But Yang Xu still did not expect Fang Yu’s slap to be so fast!
“Slap!”
The slap landed solidly on Yang Xu’s left cheek, making a loud sound.
Yang Xu stumbled and fell to the ground, feeling as if the world was spinning.
The group of students who were preparing to watch Fang Yu’s joke were momentarily stunned, then quickly rushed over to Yang Xu.
Zhao Shuang’er screamed, lifted her skirt, and ran to Yang Xu’s side, crouching down.
Yang Xu covered his face, glaring at Fang Yu with a look of resentment.
He had never been slapped in public before, not even by his parents!
But now, in front of the entire class, this bastard Fang Yu actually dared to slap him!
“Xu, are you okay? Let me see how badly you’re hurt,” Zhao Shuang’er said, her eyes red with worry as she looked at Yang Xu.
Yang Xu removed his hand from his face, revealing a red and swollen handprint.
Seeing this, many people gasped, their eyes filled with shock as they looked at Fang Yu.
This person actually dared to slap Yang Xu; he must be incredibly bold!
Zhao Shuang’er turned her head, glaring at Fang Yu, her eyes filled with anger as she shouted, “Fang Yu, my family’s Yang Xu kindly invited you to my birthday party and even came over to toast you, yet you hit him!? What do you mean by that?”
Tang Xiaorou also ran over, and upon seeing this scene, her heart trembled.
“Fang Yu, how could you hit Yang Xu?”
Tang Xiaorou did not know the conversation between Fang Yu and Yang Xu, but she saw that Fang Yu was the one who struck first.
“He asked for it,” Fang Yu replied.
Seeing Tang Xiaorou appear, Yang Xu, who had been glaring with resentment, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
“I just wanted to toast Fang Yu, but he didn’t appreciate it and instead said I looked down on him and forced him, and then he hit me,” Yang Xu feigned innocence as he spoke.
“Fang Yu, we are all classmates; how could you do this!?”
“Fang Yu is a habitual offender! I heard he just hospitalized He Donglin from Class Two last week!”
“How can someone so uncultured be transferred to our key class!? What are the school leaders thinking!?”
The students in the class were outraged, many angrily cursing Fang Yu.
Yang Xu was the young master of the Yang family, with a noble status and wealth, often inviting them to parties and gatherings, so they naturally stood by Yang Xu unconditionally.
“Fang Yu, I don’t know what misunderstanding you have about me. How could I look down on you? In my eyes, all classmates are equal. It’s fate that we can know each other. If you are unhappy about attending the birthday party, you can tell me, and I can let you leave… There’s no need to resort to violence,” Yang Xu said gently.
“Xu, don’t reason with this thug; let’s call the police! Let the police handle it!” Zhao Shuang’er glared at Fang Yu and said.
“No need, I believe Fang Yu didn’t do it on purpose; he just lost control of his emotions,” Yang Xu waved his hand and said.
At the same time, Yang Xu observed Tang Xiaorou from the corner of his eye and saw her expression growing worse.
It worked!
“But your face…” Zhao Shuang’er said, feeling immense pain for him.
“It’s fine, just apply some ointment, and it will be fine in two days,” Yang Xu stood up from the ground and walked back to Fang Yu.
“Fang Yu, if you have any dissatisfaction, feel free to express it, but don’t resort to violence so easily. Luckily, you encountered me this time; if you hit someone else, the consequences would be severe,” Yang Xu said with a sincere expression.
“Yang Da Shao is so magnanimous; if it were me, I would definitely fight back and make Fang Yu beg for mercy!”
“Yeah, Yang Da Shao is so strong; if he really fought back, Fang Yu would end up in the hospital tonight! You see, such a good person like Yang Da Shao, and Fang Yu actually dared to hit him; what was he thinking?”
“Looks like jealousy; he’s jealous that Yang Da Shao is rich, jealous that Yang Da Shao is taller and more handsome than him, feeling unbalanced inside!”
The surrounding classmates loudly discussed, not fearing that Fang Yu would hear them.
Fang Yu remained silent, quietly watching Yang Xu’s performance.
At this moment, Tang Xiaorou suddenly walked up to Fang Yu and said, “Fang Yu, apologize to Yang Xu.”
Fang Yu squinted at Tang Xiaorou, not saying a word.
“Hurry up and apologize to Yang Xu! You were in the wrong!” Tang Xiaorou raised her head, staring directly at Fang Yu, her voice raised significantly.
Seeing this, a glimmer of triumph flashed in Yang Xu’s eyes.
This was the reason for his act; he wanted to create a conflict between Fang Yu and Tang Xiaorou.
Fang Yu still did not speak.
“Letting Yang Da Shao get hurt so badly, and you won’t even say a word of apology? Are you even human or just a beast?!”
“Yeah, Yang Da Shao isn’t pursuing it anymore, yet you still refuse to apologize!?”
“If you don’t apologize, get out of here immediately! Don’t keep mooching off Yang Da Shao’s food! Get out!”
A boy took the lead, and others followed suit, shouting.
“Get out!”
Tang Xiaorou looked at Fang Yu, her gaze firm, and said, “Fang Yu, apologize to Yang Xu, and everyone will forgive you; Yang Xu won’t pursue it anymore…”
Fang Yu was brought to the party by Tang Xiaorou, and since he hit Yang Xu, Tang Xiaorou had to give Zhao Shuang’er an explanation.
On one side was her best friend, and on the other was Fang Yu.
If Yang Xu had done something wrong, Tang Xiaorou would have stood by Fang Yu without hesitation.
But everyone saw that Yang Xu was just trying to toast Fang Yu, having done nothing wrong, while Fang Yu was the one who struck first.
In this case, Fang Yu was in the wrong.
Seeing Zhao Shuang’er’s angry and pained expression, Tang Xiaorou felt helpless; she had to make Fang Yu apologize.
“Xiaorou, you don’t need to say more to him; this person is just low-quality and hopeless. Let him get out of here and stop hindering our birthday party,” a girl said.
“Yeah, let him get out!” The students in the class shouted together again.
Fang Yu stood alone in place, surrounded by people condemning him.
“Fang Yu… if you don’t apologize, we will… no longer be friends,” Tang Xiaorou said, her face pale, gritting her teeth.
Fang Yu glanced at Tang Xiaorou and said, “We were never friends to begin with.”
After saying that, Fang Yu turned and left.
Watching Fang Yu’s lonely figure walk away, Tang Xiaorou felt a string in her heart snap with a ‘pop.’
“Get out! Get out!” The students in the class continued to shout in unison until Fang Yu exited the party venue, followed by a round of cheers.
This plague had finally left!
Tang Xiaorou stood in place, her face pale.
She hadn’t expected things to develop to this point.
Yang Xu looked at Tang Xiaorou’s expression, a glint of mockery in his eyes.
The effect of tonight’s birthday party exceeded his expectations, directly kicking Fang Yu out.
Next, he just needed to find a way to win over Tang Xiaorou.
“Xiaorou, don’t worry about that person anymore; just treat him as if he doesn’t exist,” Zhao Shuang’er stepped forward and patted Tang Xiaorou’s shoulder.
Tang Xiaorou turned around, looking at Zhao Shuang’er, and softly said, “Shuang’er, I apologize on behalf of Fang Yu. Tonight is your birthday party, yet it was ruined by…”
“It’s okay, we are good friends. Since Yang Xu said he won’t pursue it, it’s just a small matter,” Zhao Shuang’er smiled.
Then, Zhao Shuang’er turned to the other classmates and said, “Everyone, keep having fun. I’ll accompany Yang Xu to take care of his face injury and will be back soon.”
“Okay…”
After Fang Yu left, the atmosphere of the party became lively again.
…
Fang Yu walked along the road, feeling neither happy nor sad.
He didn’t take such a minor incident to heart; he was full anyway and was supposed to go home.
As for Tang Xiaorou, Fang Yu had already given her the last bit of face by not killing Yang Xu on the spot.
In the future, Fang Yu would not give Yang Xu any more chances.
…
As soon as Fang Yu returned to the urban village, he received a call from Ji Dongshan.
“Mr. Fang, tonight at ten o’clock, my family will hold an exchange cocktail party, with people from various fields attending. The famous Master Fu from the Jiangnan martial arts community will also be present. I wanted to ask if you are interested…”
“Who is Master Fu?” Fang Yu asked.
“He is an information dealer who possesses a lot of rare intelligence. Mr. Fang, the demon beast inner cores you want to collect might yield a lot of information from him,” Ji Dongshan replied.
